Nalini
Mrs. Nalini Purushottam Vaidya will be completing 82 years in February 2012.She is an active member of the Mahila Mandal, Stays in Pune. Here is her contribution as was told to me.
Another four months and Mrs. Nalini Purushottam Vaidya will be completing sixty two years of her happy married life. She has fond memories of this period that they have shared together and whenever she recalls them her heart is filled with joy and she feels immensely happy. The memories are as fresh as ever.
One particular memory that she cherishes and relishes belongs to her early married life when at a young age of twenty she entered the large joint family of Vaidya as a newlywed. The family had three elder brothers and their wives, an unmarried brother and a sister and of course elderly parents. As she says she was a little apprehensive initially as she was not used to staying in a large family. Her own family consisted of only four people as her married brothers and sister had settled elsewhere. The apprehension disappeared soon enough and she did not even realize how the days flew in the house which had now become her own.
It so happened that one day her father in law suddenly announced that Sou. Nalini will be in charge of the kitchen and will do everything, cooking and all that by herself . As luck would have it, she knew cooking and managed everything so well that her father in law was impressed and well pleased. So at the time of dinner when everyone was around he got up and said, Sou. Nalini has managed everything well and has passed her test with flying colors, and I give her a certificate of being an excellent House wife.’ As Mrs. Vaidya says, when she heard these words, her heart was swollen with pride. This truly was the day of utmost happiness for her .and she was overjoyed.
MR and Mrs. Vaidya stayed in a small house in Sadashiv peth for some time and then Mr. Vaidya decided to go to a small village near Vijapur with the idea of doing some business and so left, without completing his graduation. Mr. Vaidya had given her an idea about this so it was not a surprise. It was clear to her that she was to spend her life in the village which offered no facilities for further education or for learning any other skill. So she started mixing with the women folk and started teaching them about the importance of family planning and creating in them a kind of social awareness.
As she says she makes friends easily .has no problem of loneliness, likes cooking and preparing various dishes and feels content when they are relished.
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